Mr Romance helped me shoot this video in Greece, and it’s a great hairstyle to keep all your hair up on a hot day. As a bonus, when you take this braid out after letting your hair dry, you’ll have perfect beachy waves too!

Lots of you were asking about the side braid in my Hairstyles for Hairsticks post last week, and I hope this video helps! For that post I took the braid straight across, instead of following my hairline. Then, gently pull out sections of the braid to loosen it and make it seem fuller.

Here are some images of the finished braid, not too polished and perfect for a cocktail after the beach!

Absolutely LOVE this look, it’s such a help for me to have the video, so thanks! I’ve never really gotten the hang of braiding behind my head except for straight down the center. I will definitely be doing this more often. I tested it out today (with a slight variation because my hair is long) on my second day curls before I went to work and it barely needed two pins to stay put all day! Loved it.